United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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December 28, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 24, 2016. This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 180 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
November 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,187
34,168 5,582
November 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,835 1,205
34,749 5,521
December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,741 1,220
34,467 5,540
Week ending
December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,008 1,224
33,803 5,455
December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,998 1,193
34,335 5,754
December 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,670 1,207
34,526 5,757
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 99 102 104
19 State total ......
210,733
211,237
211,149
210,654
211,881
211,775
102
United States ......
219,653
220,162
219,974
219,524
220,821
220,433
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 2016. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2016
State
November 19, 2016
November 26, 2016
December 3, 2016
Week ending
December 10, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,320 1,257
26,180 4,754
21,848 1,218
26,230 4,964
22,408 1,307
27,223 5,562
21,840 1,278
27,317 5,421
December 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,677 1,331
28,869 3,988
December 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,439 1,341
27,368 4,386
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 91
105 90
19 State total ......
165,443
168,201
170,653
172,468
172,605
172,856
104
United States ......
172,410
174,866
177,595
179,404
179,622
179,826
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 2016. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
November 19, November 26,
2016
2016
Week ending
December 3, 2016
December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,359 22,853
4,999 1,187 34,168 7,719 3,485 8,152 17,540 8,186
29,835 22,973
5,035 1,205 34,749 7,613 3,667 7,930 17,339 8,186
29,741 22,611
5,052 1,220 34,467 7,689 3,833 8,065 17,373 8,171
30,008 22,637
5,101 1,224 33,803 7,671 3,833 8,086 17,571 8,167
December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,998 22,760
5,054 1,193 34,335 7,396 3,833 8,140 17,586 8,157
December 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,670 22,211
4,945 1,207 34,526 7,415 3,848 8,137 17,570 8,170
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,360 7,587 4,518 5,582
15,511 6,479
12,048
20,666 7,389 4,788 5,521
15,763 6,435
12,143
20,727 7,404 4,933 5,540
15,803 6,474
12,046
20,792 7,482 4,571 5,455
15,946 6,504
11,803
20,772 7,619 4,704 5,754
15,944 6,498
12,138
21,179 7,692 4,680 5,757
16,016 6,505
12,247
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
210,733 101
211,237 101
211,149 104
210,654 102
211,881 101
211,775 102
Other States .......................................
8,920
8,925
8,825
8,870
8,940
8,658
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
219,653 101
220,162 102
219,974 105
219,524 102
220,821 102
220,433 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
November 19, November 26,
2016
2016
Week ending
December 3, 2016
December 10, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,320 20,679
5,675 1,257 26,180 5,658 2,627 6,042 14,503 5,316
21,848 20,185
5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442
22,408 20,240
5,278 1,307 27,223 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,079 5,904
21,840 20,824
5,345 1,278 27,317 6,211 3,041 6,285 14,778 6,600
December 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,677 21,875
5,488 1,331 28,869 6,288 3,191 5,794 14,582 6,039
December 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,439 21,173
5,342 1,341 27,368 6,473 3,262 6,706 14,668 5,821
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,907 3,709 3,597 4,754
12,632 4,932
10,655
16,212 4,275 4,003 4,964
12,478 5,487
11,032
16,232 4,906 3,813 5,562
12,976 5,301
10,452
16,348 3,963 3,509 5,421
13,053 5,855
10,800
16,045 3,851 3,740 3,988
13,111 6,322
10,414
16,078 4,600 3,756 4,386
12,997 5,466
10,980
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
165,443 103
168,201 103
170,653 100
172,468 101
172,605 101
172,856 104
Other States .......................................
6,967
6,665
6,942
6,936
7,017
6,970
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,410 103
174,866 104
177,595 101
179,404 101
179,622 101
179,826 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 2016. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov